The late Shashikala may have chilled you with her portrayals on screen, but she had some unforgettable songs picturised on her.
Long before she won royalty rights for playback singers, there was an undisclosed incident in Lataji's life where she not only put a male colleague in place, but also refused to sing with him thereafter.
We will continue to be enthralled by your golden oldies we grew up with, notes Shreekant Sambrani.
'Lataji, Ghalib, Beethoven and Shakespeare are far removed from the normal chain of human civilisation.' 'If they were just role models, how come no one was able to achieve an iota of their perfection?' 'They are a kind of intruders who come as reminders of the rule of mediocrity that prevails.'
Sukanya Verma lists 25 unforgettable Dilip Kumar melodies to love and listen to.
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'Today, when I look back, our journey together ajooba lagta hai.'
Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.
'If I had a chance to live it all again, I wouldn't change a thing.'
Ganguly and Sehwag were in dazzling form on KBC 13's Shandaar Shukravar episode.
This partnership will allow users to choose from a wide variety of music to add to their social experiences such as videos, stories via music stickers and other creative content.
One could be anywhere -- huddled around a transistor radio at home in the evenings, walking past a neighbour's house, or waiting at a bus stop and Lata Mangeshkar's voice would reach us. Aseem Chhabra pays rich tribute to The Legend.
The four men, who were accused in the gang-rape and murder of a young veterinarian in Telangana, were shot dead by police on Friday.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The composer had gems to his credit in his long career.
B-town actors who became dads in their late 40s and 50s!
Sunil Gavaskar completed 50 years of his association with Indian cricket on Sunday -- five decades in which he has remained ever-relevant taking on a variety of roles.
From TC to Cricket Legend, what an incredible journey Mahi has had!
Lata Mangeshkar was my introduction, the beginning, the basic, the identity of film music. Sukanya Verma salutes The Legend.
Bappida's softer more creative work got buried in the noise, rues Subhash K Jha as he picks the late lamented composer's most soulful songs.
Anand marked the first of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 3 historic collaborations with Rajesh Khanna, the other two being Bawarchi and Namak Haraam. Anand is without a shred of doubt Rajesh Khanna's career's finest performance. Just how he got the role is story of its own, reveals Subhash K Jha.
'There was so much grace, depth and serenity in him.'
A week of bumping into trapped souls, savouring Achari Alia Paneer, envisaging Kishore Kumar crooning Kajrare and celebrating one year of Sukanya Verma's super filmi column.
Quite a few Hindi movies have explored different shades of the landlord-tenant relationship in passing or purposefully.
The reality music show K for Kishore on Sony Entertainment Televison saw Arnab Chakraborty as its winner. He won the cash prize of Rs. 15 Lakhs and a contract from Sony TV to cut a solo album for HMV Saregama music.
Do you know Ashaji crooned a seductive night club song, Zooby Zooby Je L'aime Vous for An Evening In Paris?
The legendary actress will be the first figure from the classical world of Indian cinema to be displayed at the waxworks museum.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, eminent personalities, politicians described Lata Mangeshkar as the "nightingale of the subcontinent"
Come January, the 1968 hit which starred Sunil Dutt, Kishore Kumar, Mehmood and Saira Banu will be seen in a new avatar.
Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand.
When Rishi sang and danced, nothing else mattered.
As Gulzar turns 86 on August 18, Subhash K Jha celebrates the iconic figure by picking his five favourite songs.
The doodle is designed by Vidhya Nagarajan.
Think you know everything about your favourite Bollywood stars? Test your gyaan here!
'The thing about Balaji was that he brought his own special flavour and energy to every song he sang.' 'In that sense, he was like Kishoreda.'
'To keep laughing is the most important thing in life.'
'Pancham was way ahead of his times. Picture chale na chale, RD's music was damn good.'
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